Dates and time
Friday 30th September 2022, 8pm Fully Booked
Saturday 1st October 2022, 8pm Fully Booked
Sunday 2nd October 2022, 7pm Fully Booked

The bus never comes to Ħal Fern. It’s a village cut from the rest of the world, completely forgotten.

But the village has secrets.

Dark secrets it would prefer to keep hidden.

One day a troupe of clowns arrives in Ħal Fern – entertainers who are strikingly different from the rest of the village. Their otherness and playfulness stand out in the mundane streets of Ħal Fern.

They perform “It-Teatru tal-Miskin”, a show that unearths the stories that Ħal Fern had buried deep. The stories of a boy who dared to wear high heels.

It-Teatru tal-Miskin is an original musical by Luke Saydon. It is a queer coming of age story about intolerance and people’s innate fear of ‘the other’. With an accompanying outreach programme, it aims to be a catalyst for the shifting landscape of LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance in our country.

On Friday 30th September (after the performance), a Taħdita Teatru will be organised with Luke Saydon, Denise Mulholland, & Ruth Borg together with moderator Francesco Grech to discuss the process behind this play, from page to stage.

Actors
Thomas Camilleri, Chiara Hyzler and Sean Borg
Musicians
Joseph Camilleri, Godfrey Mifsud and Simon Abdilla Joslin
Writer, Composer and Musical Director
Luke Saydon
Director
Denise Mulholland
Movement Director
Ruth Borg
Playwright
Clare Azzopardi
Production Manager
Emma Micallef
Set Design
Matthew Pandolfino
Costumes
Louie Noir
Lights
Moritz Zavan and Dali Agrebi
Sound
Sergio Costa
Make up
Krista Paris
Marketing
Sean Borg
Stage manager
Lisa Mifsud Bonnici